Yahilnytskyy castle rightly considered one of the most powerful and impregnable castles of Podolia. It was built in 1630 on the orders of the Crown Hetman Stanisław Lanckoroński. It is located on a high ledge above the river Cherkaska. The castle is triangular in plan, made up of stone. Under the castle there are spacious dungeons.
In 1648 Bohdan Khmelnytsky's Cossacks made their first trip to Galicia, but they didn't conquered Yahilnytskyy castle. The  successful siege was in 1655. Then Cossacks stormed strengthening in cooperation with the Moscow troops. Perhaps then the castle could survive, but inside it revolted locals.
After signing a Buchach peace treaty Buchach, Yahilnytsya with other lands of Podolia ceded to Turkey. In the castle there was housed a garrison of Turkish sultan. In 1672 the Polish royal troops drove them out. Military history for the fortress ended with the reconquest of the Turks Kamenetz-Podolsk in 1699. So by the end of XVIII century the castle had become more manor than a citadel. But in the end it was left to the Austrian government.
In the XIX century austrian authorities ordered to fill the trenches and make out part of the fortifications and buildings were used as a tobacco and potassium carbonate factory (evidence of this - an old postcard). To the factory there was built railways. Tobacco-fermentation factory existed here in the Soviet Union.
Building remained its defensive nature, despite the restructuring. Well preserved 6-meter walls of Lanckoroński former palace (1610).

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The castle is situated on gentle slopes near the banks of the Seret River, it was built in the early XVII century. on the site of an ancient fortification as a family castle barons Holskyi ...
From the middle of XVII century. castle became the property of the Potocki , who was attached to and strengthened it. Subsequently, the Turks captured the castle . In 1683 Andrew Potocki failed to dislodge them and rebuild the castle.
 
At the beginning of XVIII century. castle lost its defensive value and is used as a dwelling, and eventually turns into a ruin.
 
For this configuration planning Polygonal formation, close to the correct pentagon. Along the high walls lined with local sandstone from the castle yard were Attached residential and commercial buildings with basements. Entrance Gate located in the north wall of the castle. Next to the gate , along the western wall contained a two-story palace with an arcade gallery in two tiers. It sided angular , protruding far beyond the line of defensive walls and square in plan pentagonal tower. In the XVIII century. between the towers on the outside terrace was constructed , the lower part is solved as an arcade.
 
From the palaces and towers to have survived the remains of the walls. Fragments of walls and traces of another tower - north, triangular in plan, which is adjoined to the south-west wall enclosure.
 
The remains of the family castle in Chertkov give an idea of ​​the type of protybastionnyy fortifications in Podolsk lands.
 
 
Information and photos from the book " Castles and Fortresses" ( 2007r.m.Kyyiv , "Art ")

Castle Holskyi (Chertkov)

Located on a hill in the midst of a deep hollow in the tract Dzhuryn River near the village of Red Nyrkiv Zalishchytsk district, Ternopil region. Origin of the name of the castle is associated with intense red local sandstone ... 
 The remains of a magnificent castle-palace Poninskyh, erected in 1840 on the site of an ancient fortress, today are the ruins of two Gothic towers located in the tract on Red Hill in the midst of a deep hollow Dzhuryn river. Once the structure was considered the most beautiful in the whole of the Polish Empire. 
  
Originally Chervonogorod castle fortifications was that in the first half of the XIX century. rebuilt the palace. Considered one of the most mysterious and romantic castles Ternopil. Tourists usually associate it with the fabulous "two towers" of Tolkien's saga "The Lord of the Rings." 
  
According to legend Chervonogorod castle appeared in ancient times and was destroyed by the Mongols. Lithuanian princes Koriatovychiv restore wooden lock to lose it in 1395 in favor of Poland. In 1538, the castle and the town were destroyed by the army of Peter the Wallachian ruler. At the beginning of XVII century. Nicholas D. builds a stone castle with an extensive system of underground tunnels. From 1672 to 1699 years, the castle was occupied and destroyed by the Turks. In 1778, the ruins of which consisted of two towers and wall elements, buys Prince K.Poninskyy and rebuilds the palace. By 1939, the Duchess lived in the palace of Lubomirski. 
  
During the war the castle was almost completely destroyed, and in the post-war period of the palace was dismantled for building materials for the local farm. 
  
Along with locking towers rise the ruins of the church of the Ascension.

Chervonogorod castle

Settlement Yazlivets (now Yablunivka) was first mentioned at the beginning of the fourteenth century. as a large city that was famous for its fairs. Until now, remains of the castle, and that after a century of destruction and decay still impressive thick dark walls and size ... 
Overall strength of the XV century. Buchatskiy-Yazlovetskis and repeatedly reconstructed. The castle was built in a very convenient spot for the defense and well fortified and had Rondell system, which is a transition element to the bastion to construct fortresses. Later, due to the reconstruction of the palace was given the form of a grand parade yard and travel to the castle. Special pomp celebrated portal castle. In the XVIII century. the new owner of the castle Stanislaw Poniatowski rebuilt it into a luxury three-storey palats.Poryad the castle is a small monastery-palace. He built 1644-1658rr. kazematne as strengthening the lower castle with two angular bastions. 
  
In 1946 the monastery was closed. In Soviet times, there was a hospital. And 1990p. of the monastic buildings turned the community of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Yazlovetskis Castle (village Yablunivka)

On the high hill of reach with three sides surrounded on the west and south flow Drapak, the ruins of two towers of the castle's defense ... 
 Castle probably was built in the early XVII century. Because we know that in 1672 it took the Turks, and in 1675 besieged army of Jan III Sobieski. Fortification is located on a high hill, which slopes sharply decreases to a small stream. By planning the configuration of the castle belongs to the regular protobastionnyh, rectangular, with a corner tower. Held in the north wall outside the entrance gate was further protected by a moat and rampart. From the courtyard between the corner tower was located along the southern wall of the palace, which was repeatedly reconstructed. Significant changes it has undergone in the 30 years of XIX century., When the owner of the castle Cyril Charkovskyy undertaken to rebuild the castle on the family estate. Subsequently, in 1901, renovated palace was destroyed by fire. The new building in its place appeared around 1910. 
  
From the authentic remains of the castle to have survived the ruins of two towers - the south-east and south-west. Hexagonal, bunk, lined with sandstone south-east tower is preserved better. Overall, it provides insight into the other corner tower building. Authentic loopholes lower tier with Lucky jumper. Castle in the village. Punching is a typical example of regular fortification skirts the first half of XVII century. 
  
  
Information from the book "Castles and Fortresses" (2007r.m.Kyyiv, "Art")